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Monday, November 29, 2021
The Sweep Hairwing Streamer
Sunday, November 28, 2021
The Pretty One
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread – White under body, black head
Tip - Yellow silk (I used uni stretch)
Tail – Brown hen hackle
Ribbing - Yellow silk (I used uni stretch)
Body - Bright green floss
Hackle - Brown hen hackle
Wing - Brown turkey
Trout - Ray Bergman
Friday, November 26, 2021
Grizzly & Orange
Grizzly & Orange
Hook – Mustad 9672, size 4
Thread - Gray
Body - Cream uni yarn
Ribbing - Flat orange tinsel
Wings - Grizzly, 2 feathers
Hackle - Orange & grizzly hen hackle
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Ruhlin's Riot
Ruhlin's Riot
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green wool or yarn
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Black, collar style
Secret
Secret
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tip - Chinese red uni stretch
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Body - Oval gold tinsel
Throat - Red hen hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Hardy's Favorite
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Silver Satan
Silver Satan
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Tag - Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Back, silver tinsel, front, black floss
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Wing - Golden pheasant tippet strands under gray squirrel tail
Collar - Grizzly hen hackle
Silver Ranger Hairwing
Silver Ranger Hairwing
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Red seal fur or equivalent
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Red hen hackle
Wing - Gray squirrel tail dyed orange
Nepisiguit Green
Nepisiguit Green
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold wire
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Butt - Hot orange floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel over butt and body
Body Black chenille
Throat - Orange hackle fibers
Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail
Deer Lake Special
Monday, November 22, 2021
Royal Coachman Shammytail
Royal Coachman Shammytail
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Trout Flies - Keith Perrault
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Jungle Cock
Jungle Cock
Winged Wet Fly
Hook - Mustad 3399
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Black floss or uni stretch
Wing - 2 jungle cock feathers, back to back
Hackle - Black
Reference
Fly-Dressing - J Bernard
Dambuster Streamer
Dambuster
Streamer
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Finch
Finch
Hook - Mustad 94845
Thread - Tan
Abdomen - Krystal flash
Thorax - Peacock herl
Collar - Several wraps of gray or white after shaft from a partridge
Hackle Gray or brown partridge
I substituted gray ostrich herl for the after shaft
Flies for Trout - Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen
Anderson's Cross-Wired Bird of Prey
Anderson's Cross Wired Bird of Prey
Hook – Curved scud hook
Bead – Silver brass or tungsten
Thread – Black
Tail – Hungarian partridge feather fibers
Body – Twisted black and red wire
Thorax – Pearl ice dubbing
Legs – Hungarian partridge
Collar – Peacock herl
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Olsen's Blowtorch
Olsen's Blowtorch
Hook – Any brand jig style hook
Bead - 3mm slotted copper tungsten
Weight – Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Hot orange
Tail: Glo-Brite Floss, Fire Orange #5
Ribbing - Mirage Flashabou
Counter rib - 5X tippet material
Body - Black peacock Ice Dub
Collar - Natural Dun CDC feather
Truly Deadly
Truly Deadly
Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Bead - Gold brass or tungsten bead
Thread - Cream and Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Abdomen - Red wire
Thorax - Coarse medium olive dubbing (like Wapsi's SLF or Sow-Scud Dub)
Collar: Hungarian partridge feather
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Rob's PT Tellico Nymph
Rob's PT Tellico Nymph
Hook - Hends BL120 or equivalent jig style hook
Bead - Black slotted brass or tungsten, sized to match hook
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Brown
Tail and Rib - 4-6 pheasant tail fibers
Counter Rib - Gold wire
Body - Yellow floss
Thorax - Pheasant Tail Ice Dub
Countersunk beads can also be used on jig style hooks
Humphrey's Caddis Pupa
Humphrey's Caddis Pupa
Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black or brown
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Natural fur or synthetic dubbing (colors to
match naturals)
Hackle - Brown
Head - Peacock herl
Gold Ribbed Mallard
Gold Ribbed Mallard
Wet Fly
Ora Smith Originator
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Brown floss
Throat - Wood duck
Wing - Mallard flank
Art of Angling Journal - Volume 2 Issue 1
Monday, November 15, 2021
Incredible Silver Minnow #2
Incredible Silver Minnow #2
Hook - Mustad 9671, size 6
Thread - Gray
Tail - Grizzly hackle.
Weight – Lead/lead free wire, full body length
Body - Embossed flat silver tinsel.
Throat – Red hackle fibers, long
Wing – Blue over white bucktail
Head - Built up to minnow-shape with tying thread, then painted silver
Eyes – Painted yellow over black
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Hilda Special
Captain
Captain
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch or floss
Throat - Brown hen hackle fibers
Wing - White hair (your choice, I used calf tail)
Defeo's Royal
Defeo's Royal
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Allen SS001
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Red floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Red and green floss
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art -Terry Hellekson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Joe Joe
Joe Joe
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Embossed silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Fiery brown seal fur or uni yarn
Wing - Gray squirrel hairs
Hackle - Black
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Skykomish Sunrise
Skykomish Sunrise
Steelhead
Hook - Allen SS001
Thread - Red
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Red and yellow hackle fibers, mixed
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Red chenille. Angora goat dubbing may be substituted
Hackle - One red hackle and one yellow hackle, wound together
Wing - White calftail
Cheeks (Optional) - Jungle cock
Sheep Fly
Sheep Fly
Teal and Black
Teal and Black
Clyde Style Wet Fly
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Mr Hayes Special
Mr Hayes Special
Streamer
Alan Grombacher Originator
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Phantom of the Lake
Phantom of the Lake
Bob Sheedy Originator
Chironimid
Hook - Mustad 94845 barbless or equivalent, size 10
Thread - Black.
Tail - Light grey marabou
Body - 2 black beads, remainder clear or pearl
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner
Graham’s Alpine Chirony Black & Olive
Graham’s Alpine Chirony Black & Olive
Graham Schellenberger Originator
Chironomid
Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent
Thread - Olive
Gills - White uni stretch
Bead - Red glass (Optional)
Ribbing - Black thread
Body - Olive tying thread. Taper to slender carrot shape
Overcoat the finished body with UV resin
Thorax - Peacock herl
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner
Epoxy/UV Phantom
Epoxy/UV Phantom
Robert H Jones Originator
Chironomid
Hook - Mustad 9672, size 14
Thread - White or pale grey
Tail - Pale grey hackle fluff.
Body - Pearl tinsel. Tie in flat along top of shank, winding thread back to bend then forward. Wrap tinsel forward, tie off. Use marker to make 3 black dots on sides. Coat with epoxy or UV resin. Rotate so a small ball forms at head.
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner
Copper Brown
Copper Brown
Mac Warner Originator
Chironomid
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 3399 or equivalent. Curved hooks may also be used
Thread - Brown
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Brown tying thread, floss or uni stretch
Gills - White ostrich herl
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner
Monday, November 8, 2021
Leadwing Coachman
Leadwing Coachman
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel, if desired
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Dark red or brown
Wing - Dark slate
Trout - Ray Bergman
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Reulland (Special)
Russell's Fancy
Russel's Fancy
Atlantic Salmon
Jack Russell Originator
Hook - Allen SS001
Thread - Black
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Throat - White bucktail
Wing - Yellow bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Boyd Special
Atlantic Salmon
Mike Arsenault Originator
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Chartreuse
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Red bucktail
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green yarn
Throat - Chartreuse bucktail
Wing - Lime green krystal flash over chartreuse bucktail
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Twisted Wire Stonefly - Golden
Twisted Wire Stonefly - Golden
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black or brown
Tail - Brown goose biots
Body - 2 tan and 1 brown ultra wire twisted into a rope
Legs - Brown hackle
Thorax - Sun yellow uni yarn
This fly is tied in the style of "In the Round"
Kaufmann Stonefly
Kaufmann Stonefly
Friday, November 5, 2021
Idaho Nymph
Idaho Nymph
Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 10-12
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle fibers
Rib - Silver wire
Body - Black dubbing, uni yarn or marabou
Wing case – Peacock green flat tinsel
Thorax - Peacock herl
Beard - Black hackle fibers
Red Thorax Halfback Nymph
Red Thorax Halfback Nymph
Hook - Mustad 9671 -
size 8 - 12
Thread - Black
Tail - Black goose
biots
Body - Black Chenille, uni yarn or dubbing
Wing Case - Gray goose or duck quill
Legs - Black Hackle
Thorax - Red uni yarn or chenille pulled forward over black chenille, uni yarn or dubbing
The red uni yarn or chenille is tied on the underside of the hook shank. The thorax of black chenille, uni yarn or dubbing is wrapped forward followed by the hackle and then the wing case is brought forward and tied off. Bring the Red uni yarn or chenille under the thorax and tie off.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Hartwick's Silent Assassin - Peacock
Hartwick's Silent Assassin - Peacock
Steelhead
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread -Black
Tag - Pearl mylar tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Copper wire
Hackle - Guinea hen
Wing - Root beer krystal flash